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Matt GrasserBFA

Matt Grasser is a senior associate at BFA. He is a technologist and entrepreneur focused primarily on creating efficiency in the form of automation, transparency in the form of data, and most importantly validated understanding of complex systems in the form of properly instrumented products and services. He has worked in the New York City startup space on everything from mobile payments to augmented reality to music streaming services. Over the past few years, he has focused on work in the developing world, contributing to a decentralized communication system for disaster relief, and most recently to inclusive fintech through the FIBR project while at BFA.

Posts by Matt Grasser

It's easier and cheaper to generate data than ever before, and the tools to turn data into insights are growing exponentially. So much so, according to Matt Grasser of BFA, that any organization dealing with data that does not apply machine learning will be left behind. He explores the experiences of Destacame.cl, a fintech startup, in using machine learning to help identify good and bad payers based on a score.

The introduction of a truly Open API is an exciting prospect for individuals and institutions interested in financial inclusion – digital financial providers, economists, technologists and developers alike. Building a successful business model, however, requires that the Open API is technically sound and that the financial inclusion community is included and encouraged to collaborate on innovative solutions.